The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LEARNS , but the solution may also be HEARS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Picks up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEARNS | 19 % | 6 |
| SENSES | 11 % | 6 |
| NABS | 8 % | 4 |
| ARRESTS | 6 % | 7 |
| LIFTS | 6 % | 5 |
| GETS | 6 % | 4 |
| HEARS | 6 % | 5 |
| DETECTS | 5 % | 7 |
| PEPS | 5 % | 4 |
| EARNS | 5 % | 5 |
| RAISES | 3 % | 6 |
| GAINS | 3 % | 5 |
| STEALS | 3 % | 6 |
| NEATENS | 3 % | 7 |
| ANSWERSTHEPHONE | 2 % | 15 |
| ACQUIRES | 2 % | 8 |
| RESUMES | 2 % | 7 |
| HOISTS | 2 % | 6 |
| TIDIES | 2 % | 6 |
| ABSORBS | 2 % | 7 |
Why may HEARS be the right solution?
The answer "HEARS" fits the clue "Picks up" because when you hear something, you are picking up sound with your ears.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Picks up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pick up
- picked up
- pickup
- picking
- pick off
- picked
- retrieves
- selects
- pick out
- grabs
- carries
- picker
Crossword Answer definitions
LEARNS verb- To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- To attend a course or other educational activity.
- To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
- To study.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- To teach.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LEARNS
- Soaks up
- Gets wind of
- Picks up in class
- Memorizes
- Commits to memory
- "He who ___ must suffer": Aeschylus
- Benefits from an error
- Picks up
- Comes to know
- Gets to know
More clues leading to the result SENSES
- Has a gut feeling
- Hearing and tasting
- Picks up on
- Corporeal quintet
- Biological quintet
- They may be heightened
- Detects
- Just knows
- Intuits
- Quintet important to empiricists
More clues leading to the result NABS
- Arrests
- Collars
- Nails
- Grabs hold of
- Catches, as a perp
- Snatches
- Apprehends
- Puts the finger on
- Captures
- Catches in the act
More clues leading to the result ARRESTS
- Takes into custody
- Collars
- Takes in parts of rap records? (7)
- Cuffs
- Police-force stat
- Checks
- Rap sheet data
- Takes in for booking
- Stems
- Rap sheet entries
More clues leading to the result LIFTS
- Pilfers
- Height enhancers
- Boosts
- Rides
- Heighteners
- Shoe inserts
- Pumps iron
- Elevators, in England
- Elevator-shoe features
- Ski slope transports
More clues leading to the result GETS
- Arrives at
- Understands
- Comes by
- Groks
- Comes into
- Comprehends
- Catches on to
- Hears clearly
- Obtains
- Understands, as a joke
More clues leading to the result HEARS
- Considers
- Picks up
- Presides over (a case)
- Listens to
- Picks up some waves
- Gets word
- Gets wind (of)
- Finds out, in a way
- Gets an earful
- Gets wind of
More clues leading to the result DETECTS
- Spots
- Senses
- Sniffs out, say
- Picks up
- Discerns
- Uncovers
- Uses radar
- Sniffs out
- Picks up, as a scent
- Picks up on
More clues leading to the result PEPS
- ___ up (enlivens)
- Invigorates
- With "up," energizes
- Livens, with up
- ___ up (invigorates)
- Livens (up)
- Livens (with "up")
- Energizes, with "up"
- Enlivens, with "up"
- Animates, with "up"
More clues leading to the result EARNS
- Is deserving of
- Produces dividends
- Acquires
- Pulls down
- Yields as profit
- Makes
- Takes home
- Warrants
- Brings home bacon
- Gets the old-fashioned way
More clues leading to the result RAISES
- Brings up
- Bumps up
- Hikes in pay
- Ups
- Erects, as a barn
- Post-review rewards
- Does more than see
- Poker ploys
- Contract demands
- Rewards from the boss
More clues leading to the result GAINS
- Adds a spare tire
- Acquires
- Plusses
- Capital __
- Profits
- Backs' pickups
- Picks up yardage
- Bull's hopes
- Increases
- Brings in
More clues leading to the result STEALS
- Takes a five-finger discount
- Shopper's bargains
- Ganks
- Baseball stat
- Fingers
- Makes it home safe, say
- Great bargains
- Pirates
- Good buys
- Lifts
More clues leading to the result NEATENS
- Spiffs up
- Puts straight
- Puts in order
- Straightens up
- Tidies up
- Tidies
- Spruces up
- Spiffs (up)
- Clears up
- Orders
More clues leading to the result ANSWERSTHEPHONE
More clues leading to the result ACQUIRES
More clues leading to the result RESUMES
- Job listings?
- Employment summaries
- Hirer's in-box filler
- Job-hunter's handful
- Continues
- Starts up again
- Careers, in a nutshell
- Job application attachments
- Job applicants' preparations
- Job-seekers' needs
More clues leading to the result HOISTS
- Mechanically raises up
- Picks up
- Gives a leg up
- Raises, as a sail
- Lifts
- Derricks and cranes
- Construction site apparatuses
- Raises
- Wreckers' attachments
- Blocks and tackles
More clues leading to the result TIDIES
- Neatens (up)
- Cleans (up)
- Neatens
- Straightens (up)
- Gets shipshape, with "up"
- Spruces (up)
- Straightens up
- Puts in order
- Gets ready for company
- Spruces up